How can I be assured a seat on the plane?
I'm new to traveling by air (we usually drive). Tomorrow I return home via three different flights with American Airlines, and my third flight doesn't appear to have a seat for me, and it won't allow me to check in and print my boarding pass.
My ticket has a destination with a date and time on it, yet I cannot board the plane. This seems contradictory to me. How can I prevent this in the future and be assured a seat on the plane? (What about the money I spent for it...)
(Clarification: Ideally I'd prefer not upgrading to first-class or any premium/membership things.)
Best Answer
Just so you understand:
Airlines are notorious at overbooking their flights
Depending on the type of ticket you are buying you can actually guarantee a seat for yourself by reserving the seat. AA has the following information about it.
However, during the holiday season when ticket prices are generally sky high you will probably have to have a full fare ticket to be guaranteed anything.
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